The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 10, 1917, Page 11

et ——r. In the House of Kindness == E =T Where Something Is Done to Mend the Effects of Ignorance and Cruelty LITTLE 12-year girl is sitting in her room thinking, think- “ing and ‘pondering why she seems so different from other little girls; why she has to suffer so many. bodily- ills: and why she is so alane in the world She is one of the victims of man'’s brutality. This particular little girl with her poor little frail body and ‘weakened mind is paying a dear penal- ty for somebody’s indifference and the depravity of a despoiler. The story of the Florence Crittenton work in North Dakota is ‘well known to many of us, and yet year after year girls are there from all walks of ilfe. Destitution, sickness, and disease have been greater this year than in former years. The - wayward, delinquent, homeless, careless and neglected girls are the ones who are spoiled and robbed. The impression preva.\ls that the Home should do more to investigate ~and bring to justice those who are re- sponsible. ~ This is not easily done. Too many of the girl-mothers are under age and are not able to bring corroborative testimony. A man who goes across the state line can not be brought back, consequently numbers of girls are left on charity. INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL In a recent visit to the Home I saw many interesting, beautiful, and at the same time, pathetic things, interesting because sa practical, beautiful because so much kind thoughtfulness is shown, and pathetic because so many trage- dies follow in the wake of baby’s com- ing. The juvenile department is an im- portant feature of the work, as partic- ular attention is given to girls under 16 years of age. Many people are of the opinion that for a first offense, the reformatory is no place to put a girl. Generally the girl who is put on her honor, given some responsibility and a little discipline, makes good in every way. THE PENALTY OF IGNORANCE Unfortunately many times girls rebel simply because they have never known the meaning of obedience or how really to concentrate their throughts. ‘What an arraignment of the home and parents. What a penalty is paid for Jack of knowing and understanding our young people. 'When we realize Here's a little story about one of our lace patterns. One of our readers is 50 loyal to the League she has sent us “H. B. 44” in filet lace. This gives even us women a chance to show our colors clear through and let our friends see where we stand. This suggests how a good cause can be helped along by decoration in the homes. The lace edging and filet lace pat- terns are so simple no directions were sent with them. Our staff photog- rapher has at last caught up with the accumulated material of long standing Filet Lace the high percentage of girl-mothers between 14 and 16 years of age, we are brought face to face with the fact that some one should be held responsible for these things. The annual report shows 111 girls have been cared for of which 25 are charity patients and 25 foreign born, and 76 babies have been cared for. Out of the 111 girls, 16 came from farm The Florence Crittenton Home in Fargo, N. D. On the left is Juvenile Cottage for girls under 16 years of age. Getting ready for company. Some of the little ones in the Home. - A Lace Pattern Story and can keep up with the work. I would like to have new patterns and directions for the same sent whenever our readers can find the time to do so. Lace Edging Wheel Lace Abbreviations: ch, chain; tr, treble; dc, double crochet;. p, picot; sl, st, slip stitch; sh, shell; sp, space, or mesh; st, stitch. 1st row, ch 10, join into ring. § 2nd row, ch 3, 3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr; thxs makes one shell. 3rd row, ch 7, sh in’sh using 7 ch to turn, and make 2 more sh this way. 4th row, ch 18, fasten with sl in 11th st from hook to make ring; ch 7, catch with sl in ch 7 of sh, ch 3, now make 11 tr on open ch of 7, catch with sl into ring; ch 7, 1 tr into 11tr over ch, 2 ch 1 tr into 11tr, ch 5, turn 1 tr above another tr, to make another mesh. Cover the ¢h 7 with :kltr and faster with sl onto ring. Continue or repeat 4th row from ch Wheel Lace -homes, and 32 from small towns, So many of these girls are only longing for more sociability—in other words need the right kind of entertainment. Among the various vocations the domestics rank highest as 55 have be- come mothers, 16 girls living at home, and 19 school girls, £ THEY ARE NOT CRIMINALS The impression of visitors to the Home is varied, but all feel that a. splendid work is done and that these, inexperienced young people learn many things through bitter experience which should have been taught at their own homes. In the Home many of the girls get their first lesson in obedience, order and recreation. Their numerous pathetic stories awaken the keenest interest and sympathy much more than censure. Personally, I saw many things which impressed me well, but the one bhig thing which I saw were the faces grouped around the tables ready for the song service just before supper. Not one of these faces is-of the hard- ened type, but some are sad because their owners have been generally mis- understood. TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE The principal purpose of these Crit- tenton Homes is_to give the needy girl or woman a chance. All of us are entitled to that much. By giving the girl-mothers the one chance, we are building foundations for our future citizens. Quoting from Miss Topping, the su- perintendent, we find that “more and more it becomes plain that those to whom we minister in the Florence Crittenton work are not nearly so re- sponsible for injuries done to society as society is responsible to them for the cruel wrong done to them, It is not these girls who are most to blame. ‘We ourselves are the actual offengders. The girls, many of them; are only the victims of our neglect and injustice, of the false standards we have set.up, and the debasing or disheartening con- ditions: we have suffered to persist. The questions raised by the work of the Home go down to the roots of our social life. 'We shall never find their solution unless we are prepared to face the truth at any cost. Let us work together for that better day.” For the Boys and Girls— Timepieces HE early history of clock- making is not well known but probably clocks similar to ours were used as early as the ninth century. Clocks were first used on public buildings or by the very wealthy. Household clocks were known and somewhat used as early as the fifteenth century. The first clocks had only one hand to mark the ‘hours. During the seventeenth century clocks were known as the bird-cage, lantern or bed-post clocks and were the first to come into common do- 7 and 1ltr until 6 wheels are made." The 7 st which are open to make ring for wheels cover with 1 dc in each st to the top. Now make 1 sh,, ch 7, sh, ch 4, fasten in first tr of wheel, sh, ch 1T, sh, ch 10, sh in first mesh of second wheel. Repeat until sh is reached. Last row, ch 5, fasten over ch 10, ch 5, sh, but in middle of sh, p 1 and re- peat until finished. mestic use. They were usually about fifteen inches high and about five inches square; smalier ones were made later. Connecticut is noted for the manu- facture of watches and clocks. Eli Terry was one c¢f the most famous as well as one of the first clock-makers in America. He came to Plymouth, Conn.,, in 1793 and ‘began making wooden clocks as a business. He also made works for tall clocks and sold them to peddlers. He made his clocks entirely with saw, jack-knife and file. By this slow process he could make only a few in a year at about $25.00 apiece. In 1807 Terry bought an old mill in Plymouth and secured a contract for 500 clocks from some men in Water- bury. -The first consignment of clocks made by machinery in this country was turned out in 1808, the whole 500 having been started out at once. In (Continued on page 13) ADVERTISEMENT WANTED EVERY WOMAN TO USE THE - NEW WONDER N. R. G. LAUNDRY TABLETS 4 ."R. G. washes clothes in 10 minutes mthout ruhbmg 2 - R. 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